PR Photo Rough Edit for “Escanaba in da Moonlight” by Jeff Daniels. I am playing Reuben Soady. It opens May 31 and runs June 15, 2013. Photo by Rick Malkin. — at Boiler Room Theatre.

]]> http://www.jmauldin.com/escanaba-pr-photo/feed 0 http://www.jmauldin.com/escanaba-in-da-moonlight-in-rehearsals http://www.jmauldin.com/escanaba-in-da-moonlight-in-rehearsals#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 21:00:42 +0000 John http://www.jmauldin.com/?p=1627 Continue reading »]]> The next project for me…”Escanaba in da  Moonlight”.  I am playing Reuben Soady in this Jeff Daniels comedy at Boiler Room Theatre.  It runs May 31st-June 15 2013!  Tix by calling 615-794-7744!

When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer season at the family’s Upper Peninsula camp, thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady brings with him the infamous reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of the Soadys never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record.

“ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT is a tall tale inspired by a larger than life corner of America…Daniels gives his audience plenty to laugh at plus a little something to think about.” —Oakland Press.

“ESCANABA is a Super Yooper Comedy.” —Ann Arbor News.

“…a flawless night of entertainment…” —Chelsea News-Review.

Cast:

Albert Soady:  Scott Stewart

Reuben Soady:  John Mauldin
Remnar Soady:  Andrew Derminio
Ranger Tom:  Scott Rice
Jimmer:  Douglas Goodman
Wolf Moon Dance:  Vicki White Levy and Neely Green

**IN REHEARSALS NOW…OPENING MAY 31 & RUNS THRU JUNE 15 2013**

What the critics said:

“Blackbird Theater hits high notes with its production of Amadeus,” declares Amy Stumpfl in the Tennessean. “Challenging yet rewarding, Blackbird’s Amadeus makes beautiful music on stage. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this rarely produced treasure.”

Evans Donnell of ArstNash.com says, ““Goodness is nothing in the furnace of art,” Salieri cynically states during Amadeus. That view doesn’t hold for Blackbird Theater’s current show since there is plenty of goodness – starting but not ending with Russell’s bravura performance – in the cast-and-crew contributions to this fascinating production.”

Martin Brady of the Nashville Scene says, “Execution matches ambition in Blackbird’s triumphant Amadeus.”

A closer look at my tavern going character (the one in the white wig and blue vest):

Poster designed by Tim Parker for Blackbird Theater of Nashville.

Opens March 8th and runs thru March 23rd.  I am playing Salieri’s Valet/Ensemble.  Tickets can be found here.

Tickets can be found here or by calling 615-554-7414.

]]> http://www.jmauldin.com/the-desperate-hours-rehearsals-have-begun/feed 0 http://www.jmauldin.com/fall-good http://www.jmauldin.com/fall-good#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:45:36 +0000 John http://www.jmauldin.com/?p=414 Continue reading »]]> So, Fall of 2012 is looking pretty good!  I just booked a couple of gigs.  I will play Sam Robish in The Desperate Hours for Street Theatre Company which runs Oct. 12-28th.  Then around the Holiday Season I will play both Christmas Present and Old Joe in A Christmas Carol for Lamplighter’s Theatre Company which will run Dec. 7th-9th & 14th-16th.  So come on out to see me!

More Details to come…

P.S. A little teaser for 2013…in March I will play Salieri’s Valet/ Ensemble in Amadeus for Blackbird Theater.  More details on this later…

Of Mice and Men cast. Show opens tonight and runs thru May 5th at Boiler Room Theatre. (photo by Rick Malkin)

So, the reviews are in and all were very kind to the production.  There were also very kind words about my performance as well. I am greatly appreciative for the positive feedback from the critics as well as the theatre-goers who have expressed similar sentiments. The response has been overwhelming!  This has been a wonderful experience with a fantastic ensemble cast, fabulous director, and ever hardworking stage manager! Please read the excerpts below but do follow the links to the respective articles as they do shine light on this wonderful production team…cast and crew alike.

from Evans Donnell (artnownashville.com):

Mauldin is incredible as Lennie. The actor-director-educator is best known in the local theatre community for his podcast interviews at The Inexplicable Dumb Show website (www.inexplicabledumbshow.com), but after his BRT debut hopefully more will come to appreciate his substantial gifts as a performer.

Mauldin completely and poignantly inhabits Lennie from the moment we see him near a river stroking a mouse he’s found. The actor conveys Lennie’s love for George and his reactions to the play’s other denizens as a great dancer would; the technically and artistically-wedded movements, gestures and emotions present in each moment are mesmerizing.

Lennie is one of life’s true innocents, and Mauldin’s beautiful work so underlines the cruelty of placing a sweet soul in so sad a situation that your heart aches for Lennie. His scene with Haines’ unhappy and pitiable character is a great example of that; we understand what he says and does is not motivated by prurient desires while knowing Curley and others will never see it that way.

Click here for the rest of Evans’s review.

from Jeffrey Ellis (broadwayworld.com):

Mauldin’s performance of Lennie is beautifully drawn as he portrays the lumbering manchild with a guileless mien, easily skirting stereotype—or taking the easy way out—by presenting Lennie as something more than a simpleton, yet something less than a fully sentient being. His performance is enormously affecting, his delivery of each of Lennie’s lines underscored by pathos and deeper meaning.

Click here for the rest of Jef’s review.

from Amy Prough Stumpfl (The Tennessean):

And Boiler Room newcomers Ross Bolen and John Mauldin are outstanding as George and Lennie — wonderfully mismatched in physicality and temperament…Meanwhile, Mauldin plays Lennie with surprising depth and quiet dignity. He completely loses himself in the character, his face lighting up with childlike wonder only to cloud back over with confusion and disappointment.

Click here for the rest of Amy’s review.

from Martin Brady (The Nashville Scene):

George and Lennie’s personal dynamic is established early on, and the thoughtfully rendered performances by Ross Bolen and John Mauldin never falter. As George, Bolen is tough, hardscrabble and realistic. Mauldin, meanwhile, effectively works his role’s pathos after developing a moving characterization that thankfully avoids caricature.

Click here for the rest of Martin’s review.

Of Mice and Men runs through May 5th, 2012 at the Boiler Room Theatre.  Tickets are available by calling 615-794-7744 or by going here.